In this episode of A Canadian Investing in the US, we discuss Brooke's transition from investing in Ontario to focusing on other regions and passive investing in the US.Leaving Ontario for Other MarketsBrooke moved out of Ontario's real estate market due to challenges, including:Landlord-Tenant Board (LTB): Ongoing disputes and difficulties with en…

This podcast interview between Glen Sutherland and Joe Fairless touches on several key insights for those looking to get into real estate investing, particularly through podcasts and attracting investors.Starting a Podcast: Joe reflects on the importance of starting a podcast to build a brand, even if the beginning is slow. He mentions how a podcas…

Guest: Raheem Madjavi, President of Knightsbridge Foreign ExchangeTopic: Currency Exchange, Interest Rates, and Economic TrendsKey Points Discussed:1. Knightsbridge FX Overviewo Knightsbridge FX specializes in currency exchange services, offering better rates than banks for buying/selling US dollars.o It's often cheaper than using traditional banks…

This podcast highlights a variety of key aspects of real estate investing, particularly the strategic considerations in Alberta compared to Ontario. Here's a summary and analysis:Why Alberta?Tenant Laws: Alberta's landlord-tenant regulations are much more favorable compared to Ontario's, where eviction processes can be long and cumbersome.Market Dy…

In this weeks episode we discuss working with partners and scaling through joint ventures or syndications. When you're managing other people's money, you’re not just managing dollars and cents; you’re managing trust, expectations, and relationships. Mismanagement of these can lead to more than just financial losses—it can harm your reputation, whic…

Mathieu Bourgouin, a Canadian real estate investor and agent from Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, started investing in the U.S. in 2014. His journey began in Florida and then expanded to Pittsburgh, including ventures in wholesaling and mobile home parks. He has now transitioned primarily to short-term rental properties in Florida.• Initial Investments: Ma…

This podcast episode discusses Wendy Russell and Mike Moroz's experience with Canadian investing in U.S. real estate. Here’s a breakdown of key points:Investment Background: Wendy and Mike started investing in Canada over 25 years ago and expanded into the U.S. in 2010. They’ve invested in various properties, including multifamily homes, single-fam…

Nathan Payne, shares his experience with virtual wholesaling, emphasizing that it can be done from anywhere, including internationally. He explains the process, noting that the key is solving the seller's problem—whether it's a distressed property or a situation like foreclosure or troublesome tenants.Here are some key insights from the conversatio…

This week on "A Canadian Investing in the USA Ben Humble shares his journey from being a refugee from Romania to building a successful career in real estate. Key points include:Background:Born in Romania, his family fled communism in 1989, eventually settling in Canada.Initially pursued a music career but shifted to real estate after recognizing th…

EP342 The Dos and Donts of Flipping with Danielle Chaisson by Glen SutherlandOleh Glen Sutherland

Darcy discusses Halloween horror stories in the context of real estate, particularly focusing on property management challenges. They emphasize the heightened alert around events like Halloween and long weekends due to potential property damage caused by rowdy behavior.The speaker shares personal experiences, admitting to making poor decisions in m…

Frederick is a real estate investor who moved to Canada in 2021 and focuses on property investments in both the U.S. and Canada. His investment strategy prioritizes cash flow over appreciation, using a "buy and hold" approach, often involving creative financing like seller financing. He has invested in U.S. markets such as Texas, Michigan, Ohio, an…

This conversation with Megan highlights the importance of treating real estate investing as a business, emphasizing the need for systems and processes to manage operations efficiently, especially when starting with a smaller portfolio. Here are some key points:Business Structure: Investors should break their operations into key areas like accountin…

Bob Lachance praises virtual assistants (VAs) from the Philippines for their customer service focus, which suits their business needs. They explain their structured process for recruiting, training, and placing VAs for real estate tasks, such as working with property managers, flippers, and attorneys. The company pre-screens, trains VAs for a month…

This week Gibrian shares his story of purchasing a property in Ohio. He goes over how he purchased it and how he overcame many issues to make the project successfulGibrian Malicki - SanchezOleh Glen Sutherland

Scott goes over the different opportunities his company can provide on both sides of the boarder. They are able to help you find the money hiding in your Canadian properties to be able to use for your USA investing. The cool part is that they can also do the mortgages in the USA also. This makes everything a nice one stop shopScott Dillingham…

Araceli talks about her experiences investing in the USA as a CanadianAraceli HernandezOleh Glen Sutherland

Ankur tells a story where he leaves himself in a position that he has no options but to succeedAnkur PuriOleh Glen Sutherland

This week Ali (my CPA in the USA) and I talk about the importance of building strong relationshipsAli AjamiGlobal Tax ServicesOleh Glen Sutherland

Kim shares her experience investing in mid-term rentals in California from Canada.Kim LarsonOleh Glen Sutherland

Samuel is a licensed Architect, and Co-Founder of Biosis Real Estate Development Inc. This week Samuel talks about real estate development and building a business.Samuel HerschornOleh Glen Sutherland

Kris and i have a discussion about things that could happen if you do not use the correct professional to assist you with investing in the USA as a CanadianKristopher McEvoyInvesting in the USA Real Estate Conference Tickets are available at:glensutherland.com/conferenceOleh Glen Sutherland

Mena is an immigration attorney located in Florida. She specializes in E2 Visa's and setting up Trusts. Mena shares some insights on how to get an E2 Visa as a CanadianMena MiamoneOleh Glen Sutherland

Zach tells the story of purchasing his 1st property using creative financing. He negotiated a Sub2 deal to make an excellent win-win for both himself and the home owner.Zach BeachSmart Real EstateIf you would like to see Zach Speak please join us Sept 14th at the DoubleTree Hilton at Toronto Airport. Tickets available at glensutherland.com/conferen…

This week Diego talks about getting into another property in the USA. He uses a creative strategy to be able to get the property for an amazing 4.7% interest rate. Diego is a Canadian and typically without getting a little creative Canadians cannot get rates like this.Diego TerrazaOleh Glen Sutherland

This week Evan and Pavel talk about the perks and advantages of investing in the current market. They talk about how their investing has changed and how they have changed their investing strategy.Evan McLeishPavel PortellasOleh Glen Sutherland

This week Ali explains the risks of investing in the USA when you use a very basic corporate structure or not structure at allAli AjamiOleh Glen Sutherland

Ryan Shares his experience working with contractors and buying tax lien properties.Ryan SpencerOleh Glen Sutherland

Paul shares the importance of driving leads to your business instead of sitting and waiting for them to come to you.Paul DuncanProfitflohttps://profitflo.io/home?am_id=glensutherland1258Oleh Glen Sutherland

Trevor talks about his story of running different businesses and talks about how he can use this experience into a real estate business. He speaks about the advantages of Real Estate and why he moved to doing a real estate business. K Trevor ThompsonOleh Glen Sutherland

Julie tells her inspiring story of going through hell, and finding a way pull it all off, when there appears to be no options left. This story is honestly one that you need to listen to. It motivates, and inspires anyone to push through and find solutions. Top 5 interviews of the 320 released so far!Julie HoffmanStreet Smart DivaSong she references…

This week Joe shares a wealth of knowledge on growing a business and personal growth.Joe EvangelistiOleh Glen Sutherland

Caleb shares his experience of setting up a strategic win- win relationship with a wholesaler. He discusses setting up agreements and partnering based on alignments.Caleb BryantRhedkey.comOleh Glen Sutherland

James tells his story of purchasing a Self Storage building. He shares how we was able to tweak the building so that it would meet the requirements of the E2 Visa.James FernandezOleh Glen Sutherland

Brandon talks about strategies to lower the risk to investors in the current uncertain marketBrandon CobbOleh Glen Sutherland

Neil and Teri go over the details of financing in the USA for Canadian's. They discuss how it would work for someone qualifying as a foreign national as well as the differences if you were qualifying if you have a USA E2 Visa. Lots to learn in this episodeNeal and Teri SmithNSS Lendinghttps://www.glensutherland.com/lending/…

This week Luc shares how he grew his company to be the one of the largest home buyers in Canada. His techniques can be replicated by anyone to grow and achieve the vision you have for your own business.Luc BoironOleh Glen Sutherland

This week Elizabeth shares some insight making a safer investment when doing private lending. She warns of the dangers of investing with promissory notes that are not secured against anything. Elizabeth Kelly @ElizabethKellyConsultingOleh Glen Sutherland

EP312 Find Your Market and Contractor in the USA with Karimi and Sohail Mantri by Glen SutherlandOleh Glen Sutherland

This week Tom gives examples of how to leverage Canadian lending to invest in the USATom MoffatCanadian Mortgage GuideOleh Glen Sutherland

This week Kelsey shares what he's been working on and what he's currently doing in there market conditionsKelsey RossOleh Glen Sutherland

This week we talk about starting out in Real Estate. John answers some of the big questions:Should you do a renovation on your first project?What type of project should I don't have money?What kind of project should I buy if I have some cash?John MoreyOleh Glen Sutherland

Randy shares his story ad tips on how he scaled him multifamily portfolioRandy LangenderferOleh Glen Sutherland

Rory has created a wholesaling company where he is able to put properties under contract and sell them without physically being in the USARory DeSilvaOleh Glen Sutherland

Hersch tells a story or turning around several properties very quickly. Its an inspiring story that demonstrates that with the right tools and knowledge we all can do amazing thingsHersch CumberbatchOleh Glen Sutherland

This week we talk about the BRRRR structure. There are both positive and negative aspects of this strategy and we try to cover both angles.Darcy Whitewww.darcywhite.comGlen Sutherlandwww.glensutherland.com/coachingglen-s-school-8487.thinkific.com/Aurélien Bonin has 10 years experience investing in many assets classes of real estate in Canada and in…

This week Kris and I go over common mistakes that many Canadian real estate investor do when investing in the USA.Kristopher McEvoyhttps://www.leapact.ca/Oleh Glen Sutherland

This week Aureline talks about mobile home parks.Aureline BoninOleh Glen Sutherland

Neil talks about the factors effecting the exchange rate in 2024. What is the best time to buy/ sell CDN and USD?Neil McCullaghOlympia Currency and Global PaymentsOleh Glen Sutherland

Erwin and I discuss all things real estate including all the markets he has analyzed, and why he thinks they will be the next great City to invest inErwin SzetoOleh Glen Sutherland